The Future of Porsche
I would be interested in what members thought they see for the future for Porsche. I'm thinking maybe 5-7 years down the road.
The Boxster/Cayman seem to be great cars but the competion ( Audi TT, Mercedes SLK and BMW M Coupe ) all are viable alternatives. Porsche can't simply drop a more powerful engine into the Boxster because it would then infringe on the 911 in performance terms.
The 911 is not designed for an 8 cylinder motor. It probably is too big and heavy. If Porsche made the "S" engine as the stock motor what would be the upgraded engine ? If there was a 400+ hp engine as an option what would be the choice for the GT3 and GT3RS ?
The Cayenne like all SUV/SAV's will be in for a steep decline in sales as the world shuns gas guzzlers. Simply installing a weak 6 cylinder diesel isn't going to solve that probelm. I would like to get a SUV but let's be honest, the Cayenne dloesn't have that much utility and the gas powered models suffer from poor gas mileage. Both Audi and Mercedes offer V8 diesels with 300+ HP and 500+ lb/ft torque in Euope. And although I ihaven't driven the new BMW X5 turbo diesel, I have seen only great reviews of this engine.
In my opinion the Panamera is not a very nice looking vehicle ( and that's being polite ). Maybe it will be the best handling sport luxury 4 seater but is that going to be enough to entice potential buyers to drop $150k ?
Your opinions ?
( By the way if I were to come into a fortune I would order a GT3 Mk2. )